ATP Expands Manufacturing Expertise for Medical Device Production. ATP’s Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group announces that its West Berlin, NJ, facility is now poised for an increased role in the medical device manufacturing market. ATP’s specialty in medical device manufacturing is overmolded/insert molded components for surgical apparatus. Typical overmolding consists of a polycarbonate substrate with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) overmolding.

The 60,000 sq. ft. facility operates a Class 100,000 Clean Room with two conventional molding machines. The company’s longer range goal is to expand the current clean manufacturing room to encompass ten molding machines ranging in size from 50 tons to 300 tons. In addition to the clean room, the West Berlin plant dedicates a white room facility containing three 200-ton, two-shot auto-rotating molding machines to medical-related products, with plans to add two more machines by 2008.

A feature of all ATP manufacturing facilities is its tool design/building capability. West Berlin has the capacity to build the majority of its tooling requirements in-house. The company maintains relationships with qualified outside tool makers who can be called upon when needed. The company also offers full product design and assembly capability.

All ATP facilities are ISO 9001:2000 certified and boasts a robust Six Sigma Enterprise. In addition, facilities focusing on medical device manufacturing, such as West Berlin, are committed to achieving ISO 13485 and FDA requisition where required.

Robert Piccoli, Vice President and General Manager of ATP West Berlin explains the company’s growth philosophy as customer centric. “We feel that ATP is a synergistic partner with medical device manufacturers/suppliers,” states Piccoli. “With our product design, tool engineering and molding/assembly expertise we offer the confidence that a new project can be initiated, launched, and maintained. You might say we offer a turn-key operation. And should we need to augment or expand our capabilities we have the resources and corporate commitment to do it,” concludes Piccoli.

ATP Engineered Rubber & Plastics Group provides global turnkey manufacturing solutions with a core competency of producing world-class engineered rubber and plastic components and assemblies. The company concentrates on “total solutions” in the following markets: medical devices and equipment, pharmaceutical packaging, industrial hand-held electronics, and consumer products.

ATP ERPG is the proud recipient of a 2006 Tyco Operational Excellence Award for our work in Injection Molding, Rubber Molding, Custom Plastic Molding, and Other Contract Manufacturing solutions. This award is given for quality, engineering support, on-time delivery and six-sigma culture. As in the past, ATP ERPG received the highest mark report card in its category.

ATP Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group Forms Second Chinese Joint Venture

ATP Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group aannounces that on August 8, 2005, it signed a joint venture with Hopeful Rubber Group, headquartered in Hong Kong. This marks the second Chinese joint venture ATP has completed this year. ATP has a 65% equity position in ATP-Hopeful Rubber Company, Limited., which will operate in Foshan City, Guangdong Province. The joint venture’s output initially will be mainly compression molded parts, but will draw on the broad capabilities of Hopeful Rubber, including liquid silicone injection molding and mold making.

ATP-Hopeful Rubber Company’s marketing will be conducted primarily by ATP ERPG’s sales force throughout North America. The advantage ATP will be offering customers is low-cost molding and value-added services for rubber molded products. “The joint venture is a win-win situation. Our customers will now have a rubber products vendor that is competitive on a worldwide basis. With manufacturing in China, we now have the capability to expand into other geographic markets with new products and services.

“Initially we will be working with our existing North American customers, but our longer range goal is to expand our North American customer base as well as the Chinese market. Eventually, we would like to see 50% of the JV’s output remain in the Far East, serving our customers with facilities there. Our revenue goal is to exceed $10 million after four years."

Hopeful Rubber Group has 30 years experience in rubber product manufacturing, including in-house mold making and mold machinery manufacturing capability. The company operates two ISO certified manufacturing facilities, both in Guangdong Province, and has annual revenue of approximately $35 million. Hopeful Rubber furnishes products into the kitchen appliance, computer/office, electronics, automotive, recreational, baby care and power distribution markets.

ATP Monticello Completes Major Facilities Upgrade

ATP Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group announces the completion of a major facilities upgrade at its Monticello, Iowa, manufacturing operation. The $500,000 renovation includes equipment upgrades in production, tooling and quality; as well as facilities upgrade in operations, administrative and the surrounding grounds. Renovations began in August 2004 and were completed in April 2005. The Monticello facility comprises three segments—103,000 sq. ft. production, assembly and administrative area, 13,000 sq. ft. tooling department, and a 48,000 sq. ft. warehouse. ATP Monticello is a custom injection molder of commodity, glass-filled, engineered and high temperature resins. Read complete release here.

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